On foot from the station
From Empoli station to the front door: five minutes
Three hundred and fifty metres on the flat, on the pavement all the way, no stairs. With a wheeled suitcase you won't even think about it.
Distance from the station is the first thing people look for when they book for work, and the first thing they're let down by: “a stone's throw away” often means a kilometre and a half with your suitcase.
Here it's a real three hundred and fifty metres. You leave the station building, take Via dei Cappuccini and you're there. On the flat, well lit, with cafés and restaurants open in the evening along the way.
From the station to the door
350 m 5 min on foot
- Empoli station exitOut onto the square, Piazza Don Minzoni: turn left straight away and walk along the front of the station.
- Viale San Martino and Via dei CappucciniKeep to the pavement past the Dopolavoro Ferroviario building, then follow it down the bend beside the railing: you pass under the tracks on the pavement, with no stairs.
- Via dei Cappuccini, 38Stay on the left-hand pavement as far as the traffic lights at Via Meucci, cross there and walk back 20 metres to number 38. From 15:00 you let yourself in.
The route
Step by step, for first-time arrivals
- 01 Exit on the town-centre sideThe station building has two exits. Take the one towards the town centre, not the one at the back.
- 02 Turn left along the stationIn front of the station are the bus stop and the car park. Turn left and walk along the station, then along the pavement of Viale San Martino, past the Dopolavoro Ferroviario building.
- 03 Turn left into Via dei CappucciniThe pavement follows the bend down, beside the railing, and passes under the tracks: no stairs.
- 04 Number 38Stay on the left-hand pavement as far as the traffic lights at Via Meucci, cross there and walk back 20 metres: that's the front door. If you've already checked in online, you have the codes and can let yourself in.
Why it matters
If you travel for work, five minutes on foot means no hire car, no taxi, and about half an hour saved every time you arrive and every time you leave. On a three-day trip that's an hour and a half of work, and one less item on the expense claim.
If you arrive late at night, it means not having to cross an unfamiliar town with your luggage. The last train from Florence gets to Empoli just after midnight: self check-in lets you in anyway, without telling anyone and at no extra charge.
If you're visiting Tuscany, it means you can use Empoli as a base and travel only by train, forgetting about the car and the car parks in the historic centres.
Nearby
What's within a hundred metres
- — Cafés and pastry shopsFor an early breakfast, if you're not having ours at €5.
- — Restaurants and pizzeriasSeveral places on the same street and within a block.
- — SupermarketUseful if you're staying for weeks.
- — Town and regional bus stopIn front of the station, including the route to Vinci.
Check your dates
Self check-in from 15:00, at any hour. If you arrive on the last train, you let yourself in without telling anyone.